This LEARNZ Memorial Park 2 virtual field trip begins with Prepare Students[1] which gets your class ready for the field trip. Teachers, look for your section on the left-side menu of this site called Teacher Support[2].

Field Trip 2 Plan - May 2014

Monday 12 May

Travel Day. Join Andrew and the ambassadors as you make your way from the Far North to Wellington. During the journey, Andrew will photograph and write about some of the interesting features of the road and air trip. ReadAndrew's diary [4]about the trip from Kerikeri to Wellington. Seewhat the ambassadors [5]enjoyed about their day. Viewthe panorama [6]for Monday.

Tuesday 13 May

Strength and resilience. Concreting of the tunnel floor section of the underpass is complete and so are most of the walls. Pouring of the concrete roof spans is now under way. Be on site early for a busy morning as you get up close to a coordinated concrete pour of the roof span. The tunnel is planned to withstand a 1-in-2500 year earthquake. Find out how steel reinforcement is being used to make the tunnel especially resilient. Getthe questions[7]listento today's audioconference recordings[8]. Watchthe videos [9]for Tuesday and answerthe questions. ReadAndrew's diary [10]for Tuesday. Seewhat the ambassadors [5]had to say about their day. Viewthe panoramas[6] for Tuesday.

Wednesday 14 May

Heritage and environment. Preserving heritage is a key part of this project. Visit the Home of Compassion Crèche. See how this historic building is being protected and strengthened so it can be relocated fifteen metres to become part of the National War Memorial Park. See how the latest environmental impacts are being managed with GIS mapping and smart drainage design. Getthe questions[7]listento today's audioconference recordings[8]. Watchthe videos [9]for Wednesday and answerthe questions. ReadAndrew's diary [11]for Wednesday. Seewhat the ambassadors [5]learned from their day. Viewthe panoramas[6] for Wednesday.

Thursday 15 May

Community and careers. Consulting and involving the Wellington community has been an important part of the National War Memorial Park and Underpass. A large number of people have also been employed to help make this massive project a success. Visit a local school to see how staff and students have been involved in the Memorial Park. Meet a wide range of workers that are needed and explore the range of career paths that are available when working on a big construction project such as this. Getthe questions[7]listento today's audioconference recordings[8]. Watchthe videos [9]for Thursday and answerthe questions. ReadAndrew's diary [11]for Thursday. Seewhat the ambassadors [5]have to say about their field trip experience. Viewthe panoramas[6] for Thursday.

The field trip experience for Memorial Park 2 is made up of a number of components which take place from Tuesday 13 May to Thursday 15 May 2014. All the links for Field Trip 2 components in the table below go to pages that are updated daily during the field trip. They remain on this website and can be used after the date of the live field trip.

For enrolled classes, students can log in and post their own questions on a Web Board to be answered by the field trip experts. For this special series of field trips from late 2013 until early 2015 Ask-an-Expert will be kept open, apart from school holidays. Once it has finally closed, the Ask-an-Expert link will go to a new page which has a selection of questions and answers from the field trip Web Board.